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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Warren Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Caitlin Theresa Strobel, New Castle, PA (US);
Jaroslaw Kurzac, Waukesha, WI (US);
James J. Van Bogart, Waukesha, WI (US);
Yanju Wang, Waukesha, WI (US);
Kwok Pong Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Chi Tat Chiu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Timothy J Fiorillo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jimmie A Beacham, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a probe for a medical device. In one example, the probe includes an additively manufactured backing having a porous matrix and one or more thermal management structures. The porous matrix may attenuate acoustic energy and the one or more thermal management structures may enable a transfer of heat from a front of the probe to a rear of the probe.